We are so spoiled and we have no idea. It's not until you go to another country and see kids trying to hawk you stuff on the street that you figure it out.
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Originally Posted by sarettah
I have no dog in this fight but I would like to point out that here in the U.S. prior to the mid 1970's flying was much more fun and relaxed then it is in today's hyper terrorism alert world.
Also, the roads here in the U.S. were generally better because they were 40 years or so newer than they are today. My first drive across the U.S. was in 1978, in a brand new Ford Fiesta (40+ mpg) on smooth highway that was only 20 years old. The U.S. has not done real great in the road maintenance department and they are just now getting back to the fuel efficiency that they achieved in the 70's.
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Don't mean to pick on you or anything.... But airport security is a breeze. I just flew to Vegas and it took me longer to order a breakfast sandwich at the airport than it took to get through airport security. I was through security in less than two minutes, no lines. Show your ID and boarding pass, take off your shoes and belt, walk through the scanner, put your shoes and belt back on. Easy.
As for the roads... I've never driven cross country. We make the trip from Sacramento to LA and back a few times a year, and make it up to Reno and Tahoe a few times a year also. Other than the fact that Route 5 is still two lanes, it's not that bad. There was one patch that was pretty bad but they fixed that a few years back.
Come to think of it, the only place I've seen shitty freeways was in NY last time I drove up there. Freeway was so pitted and gutted I thought there was something wrong with the rental.